WHAT IS A HOMESTAY? In broader terms a homestay is a cultural exchange opportunity when a student or visitor stays in the home of a family local to the area where the individual is traveling. It is one of the most unique and authentic experiences a student can have while living abroad. Through this opportunity, students […]
Our Costa Rica gap students are finding their feet in their host community of San Antonio! So far they are coming along well with a world map mural at the school and teaching English classes to the second- through sixth-graders. Right now the students are working on the verb “to be” and practicing its usage
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We just had to share this beautifully written email that was shared with us by one of our new students. We LOVE our alumni! I’m so glad that Global Routes gave you my email! I went on the Belize trip this past summer as a Freshman and it was easily one of the most incredible
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GR Costa Rica gap students each share a few words from their first week in homestays in San Antonio de Rivas: Sarah here. This first week in San Antonio has been really awesome. If someone had asked me a year ago last week what I would have been doing in a year from then, I
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Alison here, writing from the balcony of my home base in Perez. I can picture Jonah, Mariah, and Sarah just over a northerly blue crest in the village San Antonio. On one hand, I can’t help but wish I could be a fly on the wall during their first full day with host families, but on
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